me and hbp

when OotP came out, i had fun times with other fans, sat around in a barns and noble for hours and obtained my book about seven minutes after it was officially released. that will not be the way things shake down this year. when HBP comes out, i will be sleeping (i hope) in a pet-friendly motel outside of chicago. i don't know when i will be getting my copy, nor do i have any idea when i'll be able to read it. the 16th will see us on our way to a pet-friendly motel in lincoln, nebraska. the 17th should eventually find us in denver, where we will sleep on the floor of our house (after the traditional meal on the bare floor) and meet the truck full of our stuff on the morning of the 18th. we will then unpack as quickly as we can and i will commence studying for my preliminary exams.

somewhere in there, i will read the book. it makes me a little crazy that i can't just get it right away and spend two days reading (yes, it would take me at least that long, i am a slow, slow reader). but i suppose i'm lucky in that i will be away from lj anyway because of moving and such, so it's convenient for avoiding spoilers. except that it also makes me sad to be away from lj. ::sigh::

anyway. from the 14th on, i won't really be reading - because i won't have a chance to and because i really don't want to be spoiled this time. i may post - about the trip and all that, but won't be checking the flist for a while. wah.

::lurves::

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last night, four friends came over and helped us pack our kitchen. it was amazing. so much got packed and so quickly. it's the way to go, man. people power!

of course, we had to open a box this morning to find mugs to drink our coffee out of, but i'd say a the overzealousness was more benefit than bane.

and, there is SO MUCH more packing to do. oy.

our travel plan, for the interested:

thursday, the 14th: pack the truck, then head to rochester, ny.
friday, the 15th: rochester to lansing, il.
saturday, the 16th: lansing to lincoln, ne.
sunday the 17th: lincoln to denver, co.
monday the 18th: unpack the truck.

here's hoping we and the two cats survive that many days in the car together. whew.

snerk

so... i was in the car, listening to the radio and talk of the nation came on and it was about adult adhd. and i was really excited. and then i arrived at my destination (home), eager to get inside and turn on the radio. i helped rach bring some boxes into the house and... forgot about the radio.

there's no point in making a joke that makes itself.